Allen is a semifinalist for the fifth time.
Vikings great Jared Allen is one of 25 players named as a semifinalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025 on Wednesday.
Allen played his last NFL season with the Carolina Panthers in 2015, making this his fifth time being named as a semifinalist for the Hall of Fame. The next step for Allen before getting inducted into Canton is making it through the next round of cuts when the Modern-Era Players category will be shrunk down to 15 later this year.
After playing with the Kansas City Chiefs for the first four years of his career, Allen played all 96 regular season games across six seasons with the Vikings. He finished his Minnesota career with 85.5 sacks, which ranks fourth in franchise history. In 2011, he led the entire league with 22 sacks, which is a single-season Vikings franchise record. In that season he finished second in NFL Defensive Player of the Year voting behind Terrell Suggs, who is also a HOF semifinalist.He was named to the Pro Bowl five times.
Allen's 136 career sacks rank 12th in NFL history. With no NFL Defensive Player of the Year award, his resume isn't as iron-clad as Suggs', but Julius Peppers and DeMarcus Ware were recently inducted with similar accolades. It might just be a matter of time before Allen gets his gold jacket.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Inspiring Nail Trends for Fall 2024 / Winter 2025 2024 / 2025 » Fashion AllureLatest Fashion Trends, Shoes and Accessories, Celebrity Style
Read more »
When is the 2025 Ballon d'Or Ceremony?The 2025 Ballon d'Or ceremony will unfold in Oct. 2025 at the Théâtre du Châtelet.
Read more »
Grammy Nominations 2025: See the Complete ListGrammy Nominations 2025: Beyoncé leads 2025 Grammy nominees with 11 nods.
Read more »
Three key Vikings players ranked among top 25 pending free agents in 2025Sam Darnold, Camryn Bynum, and Cam Robinson are on track to get paid nicely in the spring.
Read more »
Tim Allen's New ABC Sitcom Reveals Early 2025 Premiere Date & First Look ImageTim Allen smiling in Last Man Standing
Read more »
Honda recalls 720,000 vehicles, citing possible cracks in fuel pumpsThe recall affects 2025 Honda Civics, 2025 Honda Civic Hybrids, 2023 and 2024 Honda Accords, and Honda CR-V Hybrids from 2023 through 2025.
Read more »